Lewis Proves Seven Dollar Profit in Coal at Mines
Brooklyn District Attorney Harry E. Lewis uncovers wholesale profiteering in Pennsylvania anthracite coal. Waybills and invoices show middlemen bought coal for 4.19 a ton and sold to Rubel Brothers for 19.50. Testimony from a broker and Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre coal records implicate company and independent coal mislabeling as high as 15 to 16 dollars per ton. Evidence sent to Senator Calder and Attorney General Palmer as Calder probes government control.
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Harry E. Lewis
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania
Lewis
United States
William M Calder
Gove Simment
Rubel Brothers
E.R. Brevoort
Frederick A. Potts
Liberty Street
Kevoort
Lehigh
Wilkes-Barre
W. J. Healey
Wilkes-Harte
Lehigh and
Waybill
Wilkes-Barrempany
Healey
Rubel
Wilke Barre
Wilkes- AV
Nics
Barre
New England
Miller
Calder Committee
Sunday School Worker Pleads Guilty of Theft
Milton Hamlet former superintendent of St George's Protestant Episcopal Sunday school Hempstead pleaded guilty in Mineola Supreme Court to grand larceny He is thirty with a wife and three children and is jailed without bail for sentencing December 17 The case stems from an alleged theft of 1482 by George Tennery owner of a Hempstead wetkin farm who said Hamlet failed to return bonds valued at 5250 Tennery claimed further losses from the missing bonds Hamlet pleaded guilty to the indictment while also pleading not guilty to another charge.
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Milton Hamlet
Hempstead
St George's Protestant Episcopal Sunday School
Lo Ly
F Hamlet
Supreme Court
Mineola
Hamlet
Ren
Nueswu
Harlet Wa
Elevator Man Saves 250 From Fire Blocking Stairs
A Brooklyn elevator operator rescued 250 people as fire blocked stairs in a midtown office building. Smoke filled the shaft and halted traffic on Main Street for about half an hour while firefighters contained the blaze and evacuated the crowd.
Romance Shattered as Red Cross Beauty Ends Divorce
Montreal dispatch reports Mrs. Wallace Schutz, once Russian Princess Troubotzky, will not contest her husband Captain Schutz's divorce action filed in Green Bay Wisconsin. She cites a nervous breakdown and says she loved him but now follows his separation, recalling revolution turmoil and a life of Red Cross service.
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Tribune
Montreal
Wallace Schuts
Aeja Vasilievna ‘Proubetzker
Green Bay
Wis
Schutz
Washington
Amse
New York State
Schuts
Naval Hospital
Mors
Waslam Owens
Owen
Benty
Russia
United States
Red Cross
Court Hearings Over Child Adoptions In Italian Case
In the Flush ing Magistrate's Court Mrs Armonia Coppa admitted involvement in a scheme led by Mrs Carmella Conti to procure a three day old baby for adoption by Conti. The baby’s mother Maria Francisca reportedly wanted a home for her daughter. Coppa claimed she believed she was helping, while Conti faced questions about the arrangement. Bail set at $500 as details unfold at 2 Spring Street.
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Armonia Coppa
Flushing
Mrs. Conti
Spring Street
Maria Francisca
Thirty-fist Street
Copper Company Enjoins River Street Opening Clash
Nichols Copper Company wins temporary injunction from Justice Leander Faber in Queens preventing Borough President Connolly from using tractors to clear junk heaps on River Street Long Island City. Hearing ordered for next Monday in Supreme Court to decide permanent injunction. Connolly says case will be fought by Corporation Counsel.
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Queen's
Nichols Copper Company
Leander TR. Faber
Jamaica
Connolly
Queens
River Street
Long Island City
Aber
Copper Company
Supreme Court
Horoush
John P. O'Brien
Varians
Western Union Must Take Postal Trade, Court Rules
The Court of Appeals held today that Western Union Telegraph Company must accept for transmission messages offered by the Postal Telegraph Company and transmitted over its lines, settling a dispute between the two firms. The decision confirms cooperation between the providers and clarifies transmission obligations under their agreements.
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W. U
Albany
Soy
Western Union Telegraph Company
Nust
Messijgua
Postal Telegraph Companiy
Western Union
Court of Appeals
Bedtime Stories From Peter Rabbit
A brief, gentle verse-inspired note echoes tender mercy as a means to make the world a better place. Peter Rabbit style charm frames the idea of kindness guiding daily life.
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Peter Rabbit
Rusty the Fox Squirrel a Rescue by Farmer Browns Boy
Chatterer the Red Squire follows Farmer Browns boy as he helps Rusty the Fox Squirrel after a hunter injures him. Rusty is found in a tree hole and cared for with water, bandages, and patient hands. The story recalls past mercies shown by Farmer Browns boy to other animals.
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Chatterer
Red Squire
Farmer Brown
Green Forest
Parmer Brown
Rusty
Fox Squirrel
Farner Brown
Hum Rusty
Marmer Brows
Lone
Cireen Forest
Green Meadows
Parmer Hrovin
Bobby Cwun
Bobby
Mex. Grouve
Farmer Rown
Farmer Krown
Munky
Brown
Dusty
Palmer Brown
Richt
Farmer Itro
Jon
Buny Poe
Albany Gloom Over Miller Economy Edict Seeks Policy Change
Albany reports Gov Miller clings to strict economy. Senator Sage calls for policy shift to prune budgets and avoid steep tax hikes. He urges cities to take over inspections, cut state duties, and reduce state control amid looming departmental consolidations and wage debates.
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Sage
Three Firemen Injured In Brooklyn Collision
Three firemen were injured when a fire engine collided with a touring car at De Kalb Avenue near Tompkins Avenue in Brooklyn. Abraham Vesoli, 50, of Sid Clifton Place, drove the touring car and was held without bail after being arraigned on a felonious assault charge. A chauffeur, Murray of Nine Woodhaven, was taken to St John’s Hospital with brain concussions and internal injuries. Other occupants, Jus A Nelson and Wagerman, were shaken but not seriously hurt.
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Calliion
Brooklyn
Vesel
Hts
Murray
Woodhaven
St John's Hospital
Leutenant
Jus A. Nelson
Enver Fil Wagerman
Himrofheet
Weather Report With Erratic Old Text Fragment
Weather report fragmentary and garbled notes show a mix of moon phase references and unsettled conditions. The text mentions various locales and weather terms, but readability is poor and key facts are unclear due to corruption.
New Store Ad Emphasizes Safety and Service
The notice proclaims a store’s focus on visitor safety and employee well being, then highlights commitment to actual service and savings for patrons, acknowledging imperfection while urging continuous improvement. It notes a December 1, 1920 signing and features fashion details with reproductions priced at 76 dollars in multiple colors, on the second floor of the Old Building.
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Beneft
Ayertrs
Mme. Bonsky
Hta
Local Store Lists Winter Outerwear Prices
A storefront displays wrap and coat prices ranging from 145 to 365 dollars with selected items marked at 195 and 295 dollars, highlighting budget options for cold season apparel.
Blanket Robes On Sale Across New York Stores
Prices range from 36 to 18 dollars with a 20 percent reduction. The sale is praised as good Christmas news after shopping around New York. Burlington Arcade floor New Building.
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New York
Burlington Arcade
New
Oriental Rugs On Sale At Flint Gallery Auditorium
A Flint gallery offers Persian Turkish and Indian rugs with substantial markdowns from original prices. Sarouk Mahal Sarouks and other varieties list sizes from about 9 by 12 feet to larger formats, with many examples shown at reduced rates. The sale showcases names such as Ourfas Serebends Serapis Tabres Ispham Kashgar and various Sarouks with prices cut to attract buyers today at the new building.
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Ourfas
Serebends
Serapis
Tabres
Ispham
Kashgar
Sarouks
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Osho
Bb Water Street
Tyon
Paonen
Soma
Sry
Smuke
Ap Trafic
Rand
Broadway
Folica
Hemiyn
Elizabeth Wirget
Elas
Mrs. Jace S. Schutz
Princess Nadeja Troubetzkoy
Wallace S. Schutz
Royal Victoria Hospital
Sade
Wife
Bedtime
By Thornton W. Burgess
Sopyelaht
Ty TW
Hurgenn
Privins
Eloet Miller
Excise
Department of Narcotic Drug Control
State Health Department
Highway Department
Engineun’n Streen
Henry M. Sage
Senate Finance Committee
OIF
Port of
Weather Report
Seta
Cresh
Ratueiaisa
Hina
Werner
Voresnats
Euthorn
Winland Kurt Gop
Ani Woletiey Uni Bislawaen Mabliow
Fwihy
Wentois Tennsylvania
Wentern
John Wanamaker
Christman
Siccerto
Lucie Bouvry
Paris
Sie Sa
Oriental Rugs
Room-size
Chine
Were
Flint Gallery
New Bldg
Shoninger Pianos
Shoninger
Wanamaker
Firet Gallery
Wanamaker Assurance
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